Are dodo-birds extinct

Yes. The dodo, which lived on the island of Mauritius, is extinct.

This flightless bird which was related to pigeons and doves became extinct somewhere in the mid-to-late 17th century. Controversy surrounds the actual date the last dodo was sighted, due to conflicting accounts, but it was believed to have been sometime between 1662 and 1690

Scientists are looking at cloning the dodo from museum specimens, but it should be noted that this experiment has failed with numerous other extinct species ...